President Shavkat Mirziyoyev heavily emphasized public safety as an absolute prerequisite for economic growth during a high-level government meeting focused on the socio-economic development, investment, employment, and modern infrastructure layout of the capital.
Addressing the top law enforcement echelon, the president directed the Interior Minister to significantly step up crime prevention efforts across all urban centers.
"Until we suppress crime, our efforts will bear no fruit, and investors will not come. Everyone needs to understand this," Mirziyoyev stated in a broadcast aired by the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel. "Every business leader and foreign company studies our map before arriving, checking whether public safety and order are genuinely guaranteed. The Interior Minister must keep this at the forefront of his operations."
"We must perform twice as hard to ensure our fellow countrymen can live in peace—safe, comfortable, and absolutely fearless in their own homes," the president continued. "I will not tolerate any rogue actors or self-proclaimed kingpins operating above the law; if anyone attempts to intimidate others, I will hold you all accountable. The state must rule. Only then will we foster trust, solidarity, and unity among our people."
The meeting also highlighted the urgent need to unlock the latent economic potential of every urban district and neighborhood to maximize high-yield investments, domestic value-added production, and high-income job creation.
"Every district mayor must establish at least two major commercial hubs or shopping malls that act like magnets to draw in both residents and international tourists," Mirziyoyev directed.
Tashkent mayor Shavkat Umurzakov, alongside the mayors of the capital's 12 districts, were given a strict deadline of October 1 to finalize designated land plots, lock in commercial investors, and secure concrete funding streams for these developments.
"The capital must serve as the absolute gold standard for all provinces across every single sector," the president concluded.
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